Goals for 2011!

So a new year means new resolutions and time to make a difference that you couldnt do the year before. 2011 is even more special because it is a start of a new decade and will ultimately define my 20's. During this decade I will hopefully finish med school, get married, and hopefully by 2020 I'll have a family. Lets see where this decade takes me because I am ready for all the changes that are coming ahead of me. Having that said I need to take it one year at a time and think of the things that are most important to me this year.

1. Academics. First and foremost, I need to make big strides on the academic side of my life. Even though I technically graduated last semester, I am still taking 6 credits next semester just to raise my GPA to make me a more competitive applicant for med school. I hope to get a 4.0 which I think is definitely do-able considering the little coursework I will be having. Secondly, I need to raise that MCAT score. I made such big improvements the first time around and I hope to raise my score the same amount once again. I am shooting for a 34 (P12/V10/B12). I can definitely do it, but just need a lot of discipline and motivation once again. I've already made a plan for the next few weeks before my MCAT class starts. Let's hope this year continues my upward trend in my academic career. Also, I'm hoping I'll be able to finish my application and have everything submitted by beginning of June and finally get into A medical school by the end of this year and beginning of next year.

2. Lose Weight. Since now I'll be living at home and won't have to follow the diet of a college student. I hope this will make a huge difference on my weight loss endeavor. I hope to lose 20-30 lbs by following South Beach and cutting those carbs out of my diet. I hope this works and I return to my pre-college weight. It will be one hard journey but it is definitely attainable. My goal as of right now is to follow the 2lb a week plan and be at my goal weight in March or April. Let the pounds melt off!

3. Be Physically Active! Since I am at home again and have a car I hope to be physically active like I once was. I will still be doing skating until March or whenever the seasons ends for skating. I also contacted my dance teacher and am hoping to dance 1-2 times a week. These two activities are what defined my growing up and I hope to keep up with them in the next 1.5 years that I am in my area. I hope that I can find a job coaching skating as well so it'll force me to not be lazy and continue to skate. By the time the skating season ends, I want to get into Zumba again and do that atleast 3-4 times a week along with my other dance class. Dance and music have been such a passion of mine that whenever I hear music, I can't help but to move my feet to the beat.

4. Find a JOB! After June, when school will be officially over, I will need to get a job. I need to start looking during next semester so I have one lined up for the summer and onward. I hope to find a job with a decent pay so I can help my parents pay for my car even though they are paying for all of it and to save up money for my personal spending while I am in medical school. It will need to secure me a couple of thousand so it can last for four years.

5. Cut down Facebook/Gchat. I realized I am one of those people who spend way to many hours on both of these. I need to cut my hours spent on both of these significantly and make more of my free time. This should not be an issue when I make myself busy with school, mcats, and physical activeness.

Let's hope all my plans for the new year work so I become a more accomplished person than the last. Also, my stars in my Astrology reading said my time (dhasa) is about to improve starting March! YAY! Finally!